Getting married makes you forget everything. Nowadays, often people choose to get married at destination venues and then go on honeymoon from there directly. Thus, couples often forget to take care of post-wedding rituals and other related activities. Being one of the renowned destination wedding planners in Denmark, we came across the list of top things, a couple must do post wedding.
1. Send thank you note to your friends and families
Whether you had a local or destination wedding, one thing you need to do is sending a thank you note to all your well wishers. You should write a personalized note to all close friends and family members. For the rest of them, you can get and send a thank you card or a digital card.
2. Get your marriage license
This is definitely a very important thing to do once you tied knots. If you get married at a destination venue, then your wedding planner will take care of the legal process. For example, if a couple gets married in Denmark with our wedding services, we register and Apostille the marriage certificate and send it to the couple. If you get married locally or do not hire a wedding planner, then you have to take care of this process by yourself. Register your marriage and get the marriage certificate as soon as you can.
3. Process to change the name
This is optional, but in some cases, female partners need to change their second and last name after the wedding. For example, a passport is one of the important documents on which you may want to change the name. In some countries, to leverage the benefits of being a spouse, women need to change their name after the wedding. If you are one of them who would like to change the name, start the process for all documents to change the name.
4. Contact wedding photographer
A wedding is a big event in anyone’s life and this is the reason, the couple calls the best wedding photographer on this day. The next step has to be getting those photographers. Thus, finish the formalities and get the album of wedding photographs for yourself.
5. Tell the world that you are married
In the era of social media sites, people keep on posting about their life status so this seems stupid suggestion. However, there are some people who are not so active on social media. You can use social media or any other platform such as having a small get together to inform everyone who is important to you that you are married. You may also need to inform your employer, lawyer, insurance agent, banker, etc. about your changed marital status so they can take the necessary steps.
These are the top 5 most important things each couple must do after tying knots.
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